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Of Works Relating to Sound Recordings and Magnetic and Optical Media Christopher Ann Paton ANNOTATED SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS RELATING TO SOUND RECORDINGS AND MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL MEDIA CHRISTOPHER ANN PATON The following publications were selected for this bibliography because they offer insights into the special nature and needs of sound recordings. They were written over a period of more than thirty years and offer a broad range of infor- mation from a variety of perspectives, not all of which are oriented toward archival purposes. Inclusion in this bibliography does not imply that the advice offered by the authors is authoritative. Archivists using these works should be careful in applying any suggested or implied treatments or remedies to sound recordings in their collections. 1. Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Associated Audio Archives Committee. Audio Preservation: A Planning Study - Final Performance Report. Silver Spring, Md.: Association for Recorded Sound Collections, 1988. During 1986 and 1987 the Associated Audio Archives Committee (AAA) of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) carried out a survey of the state of audio preservation in sound archives in the United States and a few foreign countries. The survey found that there are currently no broadly recog- nized standards relating to audio preservation, and that the needs in this area are urgent and growing. The report contains the findings of the survey, the method- ology employed, the raw data gathered, and the results of various related research projects carried out by the investigators. The report is a complex docu- ment that includes numerous appendixes and reports from individual investigators; nevertheless, archivists seeking current, reliable information relat- ing to sound archives and audio preservation will find the publication very valuable. Includes a glossary and extensive bibliography. Copies are available from: Elwood McKee, 118 Monroe Street #6 10, Rockville, MD 20850. 2. Rules for Archival Cataloging of Sound Recordings. Silver Spring, Md.: Association for Recorded Sound Collections, 1980. These rules, which are based on the second edition of the Anglo-American CatalogingRules (AACR 2), were developed by the Associated Audio Archives 32 THE MIDWESTERN ARCHIVIST Vol. XVI, No.1, 1991 Committee (AAA) of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) and represent the first known effort to adapt library cataloging rules and tech- niques to archival sound recordings. The publication includes complete rules for cataloging discs and cylinders and an outline of rules appropriate for other recording media (including magnetic tape). The rules are most readily suited to commercial disc and cylinder recordings as opposed to noncommercial, "instantaneous" recordings. In addition, the rules are more oriented toward item-level, library cataloging than toward the archival concepts of provenance, collection, record group, and finding aid. Nevertheless, archivists seeking guid- ance toward standards in a standard-less world will find the rules helpful. The AAA committee plans in the near future to revise the rules to reflect recent changes in AACR 2. Copies available from: ARSC, Executive Director -Publications Orders, PO. Box 10162, Silver Spring, MD 20914. 3. Berger, Myron. "Record Cleaners and the Real World." High Fidelity 30 (July 1980): 43. Berger critiques several commercial disc-cleaning products. Although the author does not write from an archival perspective, he describes each cleaning method clearly and compares and contrasts their strong and weak points. The editors of High Fidelity include an "afterword" on long-term effects of wet- cleaning. Archivists will want to exercise their own judgment in choosing which cleaning methods to use on their collections. 4. Bolnick, Doreen, and Bruce Johnson. "Audiocassette Repair." Library Journal 114:19 (15 November 1989): 43-46. The authors clearly and succinctly describe the "anatomy" of cassette audio tapes and offer advice on repairing certain types of damage. They write from the perspective of librarians who care for a circulating collection of audio tapes that receive moderate to heavy use. The advice offered here may be useful in those cases where an archives receives mangled cassettes of possibly valuable material or where use copies become damaged. Archivists should keep in mind that cassette tapes are not archival. 5. Brock-Nannestad, George. "A Comment and Further Recommendations on 'International Rerecording Standards'." ARSC Journal 20:2 (Fall 1989): 156-161. The author writes in response to recommendations on international re- recording standards proposed by William Storm in "A Proposal for the Establishment of International Rerecording Standards," ARSC Journal 15:2-3 (1983): 26-37. He discusses issues that engineers and archivists should consider in determining the desired goal of the re-recording process, and offers sugges- tions and recommendations on achieving accurate reproductions. 6. Carneal, Robert B. "Controlling Magnetic Tape for Archival Storage." PhonographicBulletin 18 (July 1977): 11-14. The author discusses the archival problems presented by the wide variety of audio recording formats that have developed over time, particularly those involving magnetic tape. He identifies particular problems in long-term storage of magnetic tape (including reel design, structure of storage boxes, aging of splicing tape, reel identification, print-through, and compatibility of recording and playback equipment). He identifies factors that archivists can control and recommends that archives begin to develop standards relating to archival stor- SOUND RECORDINGS BIBLIOGRAPHY 33 age of magnetic tape. In the thirteen years since this article was written, some guidelines have been proposed and some of the problems identified by Carneal (such as archival use of slotted reels) have been addressed. Standards are cur- rently being developed by the Preservation Committee of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 7. Colby, Edward E. "Sound Scholarship: Scope, Purpose, Function and Potential of Phonorecord Archives." Library Trends 21:1 (July 1972): 7- 28. The author posits that "the time has arrived" for examining the status and use of sound archives to scholarship and society, for developing systematic descrip- tive methods, and for promoting the uses of sound recordings for educational purposes. He discusses the ways in which sound archives originate and build their collections, he briefly describes several well-known U.S. sound archives, he discusses specific educational purposes best served by sound recordings, and he concludes with a list of long-range objectives for future development and maturity of sound archives. 8. Cuddihy, Edward F. "Aging of Magnetic Tape." IEEE Transactions on Magnetics v. MAG-16, n. 4 (July 1980): 558-568. The author reports on an experiment that examined the effects of hydrolysis on magnetic tape. The experiment exposed samples of one type of back-coated polyester instrumentation recording tape to varying combinations of relative humidity and temperature in open air and nitrogen; other tape samples were hermetically aged. The author concludes that relative humidity, rather than oxygen, is the primary factor in oxide degradation, and infers that at a certain temperature and relative humidity tape does not chemically age. He notes in particular that it is the chemical age of tape rather than the calendar age that is most important in predicting tape life, since environmental conditions have such a profound impact on tape degradation. The experiment did not address lubricant breakdown or other forms of physical aging nor did it deal specifically with audio tape. The article, while technical in nature, is readable and provides archivists with a clear understanding of the experiment and its results. 9. Czerwinska, E., and R. Kowalik. "Microbiodeterioration of Audiovisual Collections." Restaurator3 (1979): 63-80. In the first part of this article, the authors report on the nature of fungi found in archival audiovisual materials and on their search for a suitable fungicide to inhibit mold growth in air-conditioned storage areas. They isolated and identi- fied the particulay fungi involved and tested tape and film reels and sealing tape for microbioresistance. They experimented with disinfecting audiovisual mate- rials by fungicide delivered in vapor form and concluded that a fungicidal solution delivered via soaked filter paper discs placed in the top and bottom of sealed metal cans used for storing motion picture films and magnetic tape com- pletely inhibited fungal growth. Tape and film reels were disinfected by wiping with the same solution. The authors do not speculate on the long-term effects of storing audiovisual materials in vapor-filled cans. In the second part of the arti- cle, the authors consider similar questions regarding microbial growth on black-and-white photographic prints. 34 THE MIDWESTERN ARCHIVIST Vol. XVI, No.1, 1991 10. De Lancie, Philip. "Sticky Shed Syndrome." Mix (May 1990): 148-155. The author describes the condition he calls "sticky shed syndrome," which occurs when modem polyester tape sheds oxide and binder. The condition caus- es squealing during tape playback and buildup of sticky oxide on playback heads, and signals the beginning of the end of the useful life of the afflicted tape. De Lancie reports the recommended temporary solution for the syndrome: heating (or baking)
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